Angle-cock holder



March'vl0,'l931. I R. E. POWERS 1,795,885

ANGLE COCK HOLDER Filed Jan. l2, 1928 lin" li www Patented Mar. 1e, 1931 PATENT oFFIc-E ROBERT E. rownns, loi* Niivv YoItx, Ngy., AssIGNoR To UNIvnnsAI. DRAFT GnAnA'r- TAGIIMENT co., A CORPORATION or ILLINOIS ANGLE-COCK HOLDER Application mea January 12, 192s. serial No. 216,167.

This invention relates to railway equipment and more particularly to angle cock holders.

One of the objects of the invention is the l tions 21 and 22 provided with inwardly openprovision of new and improved means for preventing the disengagement of the angle cock from its holder.

Another object of the invention is the provision of a cock holder having novel means '10 for securing the angle cock thereto together with new and improved means for preventing the disengagement of the holder from its sup- Y K y Y ing the holder 12 from sliding oli the bracket port should the holding nuts accidentally become disengaged.

Other and further objects and advantages of the invention will appear from the following description taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, in which Fig. 1 is a vertical section of an end sill of 20 a railway car showing the inventiony in position thereon;

Fig. 2 is a section on line 2-2 of Fig. 1; Fig. 3 is a section on lineB-S of Fig. 1; and

' 25 Fig. 4;V is a section on line 4-4 of Fig. 1. i

Referring now to the drawings, in which the same reference numerals are employed to designate similar parts throughout the speci- .icatiom the reference numeral designates the end sill of a railway car and 11 a bracket attached to said sill for constituting a support for the angle cock holder 12. An angle cock of the usual ory any well known construction is shown at 13. The angle cock is provided with the usual polygonal end 14 for receiving a wrench for turning the angle cockk 1 for attaching it to the end of a pipe 15 in the usual manner.

The holder 12 comprises a plate or body portion 16 slotted at its lower portion as at 17 for receiving the attaching U-bolt 18 as will presently appear. The holder 12 may be considered as comprising two plates spaced apart by the web portions 20. The holder 12 may have a lateral extension provided with a seat having angular sides for receiving the upper portion of the polygonal member 14 for preventing turning of the angle cock.

The body portion 16 is provided with a transverse opening 19 through which the pipe 15 isfadapted to extend. The opening is in .communication with the upper end. of the slot as clearly shown in Fig. 3.

The holder has upwardly extending poring grooves for receivingthe laterally bent or extending end 23 of the supporting bracket 11, the parts being so arranged thatwhen the holder is on the bracket the laterally'ex- Y tending end 28 will engage theupper face of the extension 30. y V

Suitable means are provided forprevent- 11. As shown a U-bolt is employed'ior this purpose." The U-bolt vis adapted to extend' beneath the pipe 15 within the slotk 17. The

threaded ends'iof thebolt extend'throughl alined openings 24 and 25 in the body portion `16 and-laterally extending end 28 of the bracket support 1 1, respectively. Nuts 26 on the upper engds of the yU-bolt 18 are adapted to be tightened to cause the loop of said b'olt Yand 10st,*thus permitting the holder tobecome disengaged from its 'supporting bracket. It is. desirable that means be provided -to prevent'the'disengagement of the bolt rreven though both nuts Work loose and become lost. In the form of the device selected tok illustrate oneembodimentof the invention,

al gravityoperated pin 27 is employed for this purpose. An inclined guide in the form of a bore 28,is provided through one side of f the member 12. Preferably, -though not necessarily, a lug l29 is provided on the sidey Afof the Vmember 12 and the bore 28 extends through this lug. The bore is so located that the pin will extend beneath the Urbolt 18 for supporting itV from' dropping low enough to become disengaged from the bracket end' 23 :eve-n though the nuts 26 become detached.

'The bore 28 is at such anincline that gravity will cause the pin to slide downward into 'contact with the opposite side wall ofthe slot'17 p beneaththe pipe 15.

`If desired, a keeper y300 may be provided forl preventing the `removal of the-,pin 27,V

surreptitiously or otherwise. The keeper is adapted to be bent entirely over or partially over the opening 28, whereby the pin cannot be removed until the keeper is bent back out of the path of the pin.

It is thought from the foregoing taken in connection with the accompanying drawings that the construction and operation of my device will be apparent to those skilled in the art, and-that various changes in size, shape, proportion and ldetails of construction may be made without departing from t-he spirit and scope of the appended claims.

I claim as my invention:

1. An angle cock holder comprising a supportingbracket, a holder member slidably mounted on said bracket, said member Vhaving its lower portion slotted and provided with a pipe opening extending transversely therethrough and in communication with said slot, said bracket and member being provided with alined openings, a U-bolt in said slot and having its end portionsl extending through said openings, and means engaging in said slot below said bolt for preventing withdrawal of said bolt. Y Y

2. An angle cock holder comprising a supporting bracket having `openings therethrough, a holder member slidably mounted on said bracket and having its lower portion slotted and provi-ded with a pair of apertures extending through said member from said slot in alinement with said openings, a retaining member extending through said apertures and openings, nuts on the upper ends of saidmember, and a pin extending into the slotted portion of said bracket for preventing the disengagement of said member from said openings and apertures upon the accidental disengagement of said nuts from said member.

3. An angle cock holder comprising a member having an open ended slot in its lower portion and provided with an opening extending across said membertransversely to said slot and inV communication therewith, said .member also being provided with one or more openings communicating with said Slot and said first mentioned opening for receiving a fastening member, and having a diagonal aperture for receiving a pin, Said aperture communicating with said slot below said irsty mentioned opening.

Y 4. An angle cock holder comprising a bracket member, a holder member provided with a pipe opening extending transversely Y therethrough, means forsecuring said holder member to said bracket member,'and a gravity operated member for preventing the disengagement of said means from said members.

5. An angle cock holder comprising a bracket member, a holder member slidably mounted on said bracket member, said holder member having a 'pipelopening extending 

